The Market Quarter News

The Indoor Market is made up of five unique halls all with their own architectural style, scale and detail. Here one can create bespoke environments, each tailored for the nature of sector or product lines contained within. The five distinctive areas will be known as The Food Hall, The Street Food Market, The Central Hall, The Farmers Market and The Penuel Arcade.

The original market hall will become The Food Hall and is planned to be the first section to be completed. It is anticipated that when finished the Food Hall will become the catalyst for the quarter as a whole, acting as a commercial stimulus for all the other sections in turn to thrive. Here one will find high-end food outlets housed in twelve modern units, all individually designed and all in their own settings. Each unit will be bespoke and tailored to the need of the user. It is envisaged that when completed The Food Hall will have more than a dozen skilled operators including a butcher, delicatessen, baker, tapas bar etc. With the shrinkage of product lines offered by supermarkets the need for specialist food outlets has never been greater, and given the beautiful environment in which they will be housed means The Food Hall will be a major attraction.

The Street Food Market will be a visually stimulating urban food court, with gritty modern architecture and planting creating a bustling, contemporary ambience. Here various ethnic and artisan restaurants/cafes on the parameter will surround rustic seating areas. Food will be served eat- in or takeaway food, all day and into the night, with all forms of entertainment to enhance the atmosphere.

The Central Hall, as its name suggests, will be the heart of the market quarter. In this area two short corridors will open up to a large colonnaded square. Here retail outlets will be housed in a traditional courtyard space, all branded and designed in their own individual style. One will find a selection of niche outlets ranging from a traditional confectioner to hand crafted mother and baby wear producer. In the centre of the square will be the beautiful contemporary coffee shop and café and also the markets longest run café, the Copper Kettle.

Adjacent to The Food Hall will be The Street Food Market. Here the existing hall will be transformed into a visually stimulating urban food court, with gritty modern architecture and planting creating a bustling, contemporary ambience. Here various ethnic and artisan restaurants/cafes on the parameter will surround rustic seating areas. Food will be served eat- in or takeaway food, all day and into the night, with all forms of entertainment to enhance the atmosphere.